By drawing, construct a model of glycerol and three short fatty acids: a four-carbon saturated fatty acid, a four-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, and a five-carbon saturated fatty acid. Perform three dehydration synthesis reactions to produce triglyceride. Research the structure of one steroid of your choosing, and build the steroid. Which functional groups are involved in the dehydration synthesis reactions in Step 2? What are the waste products in this reaction? What are the subunits of a triglyceride? What is the C:H:O ratio for fatty acid chains disregarding the carboxyl
Nucleotides
It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).
Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The structure of all proteins and ultimately every biomolecule and cellular component is a product of information encoded in the sequence of nucleic acids. Parts of a DNA molecule containing the information needed to synthesize a protein or an RNA are genes. Nucleic acids can store and transmit genetic information from one generation to the next, fundamental to any life form.
1. By drawing, construct a model of glycerol and three short fatty acids: a four-carbon saturated fatty acid, a four-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, and a five-carbon saturated fatty acid.
- Perform three dehydration synthesis reactions to produce triglyceride.
- Research the structure of one steroid of your choosing, and build the steroid.
- Which
functional groups are involved in the dehydration synthesis reactions in Step 2? What are the waste products in this reaction? - What are the subunits of a triglyceride?
- What is the C:H:O ratio for fatty acid chains disregarding the carboxyl?
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